President Michel Aoun held a meeting at Baabda Palace with members of the Loyalty to the Resistance Parliamentary bloc headed by MP Mohammed Raad, the National News Agency said on Wednesday.

Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that a World Bank delegation has raised concerns about the economic situation in Lebanon describing it as “critical” in light of a government formation delay, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

“Some foreign officials seem worried about Lebanon. They are more concerned than Lebanese parties, that a government be formed,” Berri was quoted as telling his visitors.

Israeli claims that Hizbullah has secret rocket sites near the Beirut airport have “aggravated fears of an Israeli aggression against Lebanon,” as Lebanese officials strongly deny the claims describing them as “baseless,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Wednesday.

President Michel Aoun met at Baabda palace with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and an accompanying delegation, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

As the government puts into effect a consumer protection measure pressing private generator owners to install electricity meters, caretaker Economy Minister Raed Khoury emphasized on Tuesday that there will be “no backing down on the decision.”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reportedly promised President Michel Aoun during their meeting in New York last week, to reconsider a UNHCR decision halting aid to displaced Syrian refugees returning back to their country, since it is reserved for them in host countries, the pan-Arab al-Hayat daily reported on Tuesday.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil led dozens of ambassadors and journalists to locations near Beirut's international airport on Monday, including a golf course and a soccer stadium, seeking to dispel Israeli allegations of secret Hizbullah rocket facilities.

In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Lebanese group of setting up rocket factories near the airport and hiding them among civilians, holding up an aerial image of the area with the alleged missile sites labeled.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil met on Monday with his Austrian counterpart Karin Kneissl where they highlighted cooperation for the return of refugees back Syria, the National News Agency reported.

The Free Patriotic Movement said on Monday that “the ball is in PM-designate Saad Hariri’s court now” after President Michel Aoun’s proposal to form a majoritarian government that raised criticism of several political parties, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

Speaker Nabih Berri commended the reactions of caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil following Israeli allegations that Hizbullah has missile sites near Beirut’s airport.